This 'queso' became the biggest meme of the Super Bowl

Abigail Rosenthal, Austin American-Statesman

Monday

Feb 4, 2019 at 4:23 PM

Turns out, the best part of Sunday's Super Bowl was indeed the food. Or at least, reactions to a very specific food. As the Patriots and the Rams faced off in what became the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, Twitter was busy once Fox News anchor Dana Perino decided to share her own game day snack.

I made quesopic.twitter.com/WXLFNcZlfU

&mdash; Dana Perino (@DanaPerino)February 3, 2019

We all know that’s not how queso is supposed to look. right? I mean, it’s cracking away from the edge of the Crock Pot.

Some internet hero dug up Perino's personal recipe from 2016 and it explains so much.

In an incredible display of unity, the collective Twitter-sphere came together to decide that this was absolutely not queso and that Perino must be corrected before someone mistakenly dipped a chip into whatever it actually was. Many likened Perino’s queso concoction to things far less appetizing using her own declaration of “I made queso.”

I made quesopic.twitter.com/UtW5VK75AX

&mdash; Tamara Yajia (Babe Vigoda) (@DancesWithTamis)February 4, 2019

I made queso for the sportball matchpic.twitter.com/wcG4YUhAR6

&mdash; Toad Mommy Will See You at #GDC2019 (@nyhcmaven84)February 4, 2019

Or harkened back to some other unfortunate food mishaps, from “The Office” to the infamous Fyre Festival.

I made queso.pic.twitter.com/fqVwwTtYM0

&mdash; Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke)February 4, 2019

I made quesopic.twitter.com/erGmpjbQzQ

&mdash; Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick)February 4, 2019

There were even calls for justice on behalf of the great state of Texas, which should be known unofficially as “The Queso State.”

I feel like the state of Texas should sue her?https://t.co/AyJsZ6x5IC

&mdash; Wendi Aarons (@WendiAarons)February 4, 2019

According to Perino, the queso turned out to be a hit despite the internet haters.

I had no idea there was elitist foodie twitter. Good to know! Anyway, the queso is gone and the salad is still sitting there. So...whatever dudes!https://t.co/vvQaChsZHs

&mdash; Dana Perino (@DanaPerino)February 4, 2019

She took the criticism in a stride anyway.

At least tweets about my terrible queso are more entertaining than this game

&mdash; Dana Perino (@DanaPerino)February 4, 2019

Let us use this as a lesson: Twitter is ruthless, and queso should be taken very seriously.